Maria Geraci by Bunco Babes Tell All (v5)

Author:Bunco Babes Tell All (v5)
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: a cognizant original v5 release october 08 2010
Published: 2010-10-08T04:00:00+00:00

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Steve ran to the kitchen with Kitty hot on his heels. Or as fast as she could, considering her skirt was still bunched around her hips and she was somehow missing her flip-flops.

The dishcloth he had used to handle the pan was lying across the stove in flames. He turned off the burner and reached beneath the kitchen sink to retrieve a fire extinguisher. Within seconds, white frothy foam covered the stove top and half the adjoining counter.

“Open the windows,” he said, choking back a cough.

They aired out the house and cleaned up the kitchen, but no matter how hard Kitty scrubbed, a large black soot stain refused to budge from the cabinet above the stove.

“Forget about it,” Steve said, taking the cleaning rag from her hand and tossing it into the sink.

“I feel terrible. I shouldn’t have distracted you while you were cooking.”

“It was worth it,” he said, grinning.

She frowned. “This cabinet is custom-made. It’s going to be expensive to replace. And the entire downstairs is going to need to be aired out really well or else the smoke smell is going to linger.”

“I’ll take care of it in the morning.”

“Are you sure? Caro could get in a lot of trouble for this.”

“I’m sure.”

“But—”

“It’s no big deal. I told you, the house belongs to a buddy of mine.” The relaxed mood they’d shared earlier was gone. “Sorry about dinner,” he added.

“I’m really not hungry anymore,” Kitty said, feeling deflated. He thought ruining a kitchen cabinet in a house that didn’t belong to him was no big deal? It was so . . . irresponsible. At least she had the grace to feel guilty. “Maybe under the circumstances we should go home.”

He nodded, his face a combination of resignation and something else she couldn’t put her finger on. “Let’s take a walk on the beach first. It’ll be good to get some fresh air.”

Steve was right. After being in the smoky house, it felt good to be outside. They walked along the shore, sucking in the salty, damp air. She wondered briefly if he was going to hold her hand or try to kiss her. But he didn’t. They walked in silence broken only by occasional chitchat.

They stopped on the deck before heading back inside the house. Kitty found her torn panties on the floor, next to the chair.

“Sorry about that,” Steve said.

She shrugged. You couldn’t compare her ten-dollar panties with an expensive cabinet. She wadded the panties and stuck them in her purse. No way was she going to toss them in the trash for Caro to find.

It was weird. One minute they’d been having hot sweaty sex and the next it was like they were polite strangers. Maybe this was the way they were supposed to act. Sophisticated and all cool about it.

Only she didn’t feel sophisticated or cool. She felt let down. Pilar and Shea were right. She wasn’t cut out for one-night stands. Which could only mean she would doubly suck at this two-night-stand thing.

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